Evaluation of prognosis of dental implant in diabetic patient.

Background: Implant survival is initially dependent on successful osseointegration following placement. Any alteration of this biological process may adversely affect treatment outcome. Hence; under the light of above obtained data, the present study was undertaken for assessing the prognosis of dental implants in diabetic patients. Materials & methods: 200 diabetic patients who underwent dental implant procedures for prosthetic rehabilitation of missing mandibular first molars comprised of study group; and 200 healthy controls which underwent dental implant procedures for prosthetic rehabilitation of missing mandibular first molars. All the implant procedures were carried out under the hands of skilled and experienced oral implantologists. Follow-up details of all the patients were recorded upto a time period of one year. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Success occurred in 192 cases in diabetic group, while it occurred in 196 cases in the control group. Non- significant results were obtained while comparing the prognosis of dental implants in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Conclusion: Success of dental implant in controlled diabetic patients with adequate treatment planning and precision is as equal as in normal subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]